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How to Win Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin Counter MatchupCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Cho'Gath

based on 2,452 Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Cho'Gath engaged Lee Sin 2452 times. Having so many games with Cho'Gath versus Lee Sin provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to obliterate your rival. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Cho'Gath encounters Lee Sin in only 2.8% of his games.

Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Cho'Gath has done a good job of beating Lee Sin. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Cho'Gath versus Lee Sin rounds, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Lee Sin.

Best Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Warmog's ArmorRanduin's OmenLiandry's TormentKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
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Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
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Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Lee Sin

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Advice to Win Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Lee Sin Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.1
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
8.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
153
< Minions Killed >
34
0.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
3,166
< Physical Damage >
14,327
13,428
< Magic Damage >
2,872
3,820
< True Damage >
1,173
20,415
< Damage Dealt >
18,373
40,142
< Damage Taken >
35,856
11,309
< Gold Earned >
11,740
2.19
< Towers >
1.32
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
8,985
< Total Healing >
16,749
14,436
< Experience >
13,174
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
765
< Time Dealing CC >
437

How to Counter Lee Sin with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Cho'Gath vs. Lee Sin counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lee Sin..

Cho'Gath usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lee Sin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Lee Sin?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Cho'Gath usually wins when trying to fight Lee Sin, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Cho'Gath makes a great counter for Lee Sin.

While Cho'Gath does have a higher winrate compared to Lee Sin, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Cho'Gath into Lee Sin.

Additionally, Cho'Gath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a great counter to Lee Sin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Cho'Gath against Lee Sin.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 2,452 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Lee Sin as Cho'Gath comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cho'Gath in order to counter Lee Sin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath often racks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Cho'Gath versus Lee Sin build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Cho'Gath used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Lee Sin than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average win rate of 53.4% battling Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Lee Sin as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Lee Sin counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

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